[ Were this Captain Pike, Spock might evade the question before relenting a personal answer. With Number One, he would be more clinical, not because he doesn't trust her but because he knows they operate themselves very similarly and she does not use his compartmentalization as a means to doubt his mental integrity. Jim Kirk is still such an unknown to him. He regards Spock warmly, but for humans that can say so many different things. ]

This is not how I intended to spend my time away from the Enterprise, but I cannot change the circumstances that brought us here. All things considered, I believe I am well.